During the recent period, many countries compete with each other to attract foreign investment. When MNCs invest in a host country, it is assumed that a part of their technology spills to the host country firms. But empirical studies on spillover effects of FDI have failed to find robust...

This study is an attempt to empirically examine the spillover effects from the entry of foreign firms using a firm-level data of Indian manufacturing industries. Firm-level data of Indian manufacturing industries is used for the period 1994?2002. We consider both the horizontal and vertical...

This study is an attempt to empirically examine the spillover effects from the entry of foreign firms using a firm-level data of Indian manufacturing industries. Firm-level data of Indian manufacturing industries is used for the period 1994–2002. We consider both the horizontal and...

Increased integration between the developed and developing countries has seen substantial decrease in trade-related barriers. In addition, there is a debate that developing countries tend to lower the environmental standards to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). In this context, the...